Chapter 114: The Missing People, the Organization of Sin

Soon after, Amelia and her group walked out of the inn.

As soon as they stepped outside, they noticed the commotion nearby, so much so that even after the masked Amelia boarded the carriage, she couldn’t help but lift the curtain to look over.

At the corner of the street not far away, many people in ordinary clothes were engaged in heated discussion with some individuals wearing armor.

“What’s happening over there?” Amelia asked.

“Your Majesty.” Nicole, who was driving this carriage, had already gathered the information and replied, “People have gone missing. They want the soldiers of the Akti Kingdom, who manage this city, to help search, but the soldiers can’t find them either. So, the families of the missing are having trouble controlling their emotions.”

“Missing, huh?” Amelia understood.

“This kind of situation is not uncommon in Rhine City,” Nicole added.

Amelia didn’t ask any further questions.

There was a reason the Domain of Chaos was called the Domain of Chaos. This place would never lack tragedy.

If she wanted to change this status quo, she had to gain power as quickly as possible.

Just as Amelia was thinking this and was about to lower the carriage curtain, she suddenly seemed to sense something, her gaze sharpening slightly.

As the carriage passed a small alley, her sight swept through its interior and landed on a newspaper stuck to the wall. She felt a strong sense of déjà vu from this scene.

“Eileen.”

“Your Majesty, I am here.”

“Go check over there. See if there’s a small Alert Barrier set up.”

Amelia pointed to the newspaper in the alley.

Eileen nodded, disappearing from the carriage in a flash. She quickly went to confirm the situation, and in less than ten seconds, she was back inside the carriage.

“Your Majesty, that newspaper indeed has a small Alert Barrier covering it,” Eileen confirmed.

Once an Alert Barrier was set up, if anyone touched it, the person who cast the barrier would immediately sense it, as long as they weren’t too far away. This served as an alert.

Getting an affirmative answer from Eileen, Amelia said softly, “This must have been left by someone from Iris.”

Mentioning this organization, Amelia couldn’t help but recall the time she and Eileen first arrived in Rhine City.

Back then, she had some dealings with the Iris organization and orchestrated the elimination of all Iris members present at the time. The reason was that Lester, a member of Iris, was connected to the murder of Eileen’s parents.

Aside from Lester, the Black Crow Adventure Group was also involved in this matter, but unfortunately, Amelia still hadn’t obtained any information about the Black Crow Adventure Group. It was as if that group had simply vanished into thin air.

But then another thought occurred to Amelia: could Iris have some understanding of the Black Crow Adventure Group? After all, Lester, who originally had dealings with the Black Crow Adventure Group, was a member of Iris. Perhaps Iris knew more than she imagined.

Thinking of this, an idea began to form in Amelia’s mind.

Amelia had never given up on finding the Black Crow Adventure Group. She knew Eileen cared deeply about this, even if she never spoke of it aloud.

Since this was something Eileen cared about, she had to keep it in her heart as well.

Amelia made her decision and spoke towards the outside of the carriage, “Nicole, have Harold come over. I have some instructions.”

“Yes, Miss Lia.”

The carriage stopped outside.

As this carriage stopped, the entire convoy halted. Then Nicole went to another carriage and called for Harold.

“Miss Lia, do you have any instructions?” Harold asked as he approached.

“Harold, Eileen and I have some matters to attend to and need to stay in Rhine City for a while, but it shouldn’t take too long. You all go ahead to Starlight River Territory,” Amelia instructed.

Hearing Amelia’s words, Harold was taken aback.

“Miss Lia, this…”

“Don’t worry. With Eileen by my side, nothing will happen to me. Besides, the two of us will move quickly. Perhaps we might even catch up with you before you enter the Starlight River Territory.”

“I understand, Miss Lia.”

Harold hesitated but then nodded.

Although he didn’t know what Amelia intended to do, since it was her order, he couldn’t voice any objections.

After giving her instructions, Harold returned to his original carriage. Nicole also took Phoebe to another carriage, leaving this one for Amelia and Eileen.

The rest of the group set off, disappearing over the horizon in no time.

While the others were leaving, Amelia searched through a nearby suitcase she had. It contained many backup supplies prepared for special occasions, items with special uses.

For example, Alchemy Hair Dye and Color Contacts.

Amelia planned to make contact with someone from Iris, but she obviously couldn’t use her original appearance. Although not that many people had seen her, a girl with golden hair and blue eyes was still easy to associate with certain things in the Domain of Chaos.

Soon, Amelia found a bottle of purple Alchemy Hair Dye and handed it to Eileen beside her. “I’m leaving it to you, Eileen.”

“I understand.”

Eileen took the hair dye and sprayed it onto Amelia’s long hair.

This wasn’t her first time dyeing Amelia’s hair, so she was quite skilled at it. Furthermore, the hair dye was an Alchemy Product, making its use very convenient, nothing like the complicated processes of the world Amelia had come from before her transmigration.

Before long, Amelia’s slightly wavy long hair had turned purple. She then put in purple Color Contacts. As long as no one who knew her well saw her, they wouldn’t be able to make any connection.

Eileen also disguised herself appropriately, similarly changing her own appearance to have purple hair and purple eyes.

Back when Amelia and Eileen had infiltrated Iris under the identities of Lucy Coffey and Winnie Coffey and seized the Mana Crystal Cannon, those two identities were still being wanted by the Three Great Kingdoms. At that time, they had silver hair. So, if Eileen appeared with her original look now, it would inevitably draw unwanted attention.

After changing their appearances, Amelia and Eileen got off the carriage and entered the alley from earlier.

The alley was desolate and quiet, with only the cold wind whistling through.

Amelia directly tore the newspaper off the wall, triggering the Alert Barrier on it. Now, they just had to wait for someone from Iris to arrive.

The wait didn’t take long.

Soon, a man in black clothes emerged from the depths of the alley.

Amelia and Eileen immediately looked over.

The man seemed ordinary, around thirty years old, with brown hair slicked back in a pompadour. He had the air of a successful person about him.

As the two women looked at the unfamiliar man, he was also studying them.

“Winter’s flowers have bloomed,” the man spoke unhurriedly.

Amelia: “???”

This person should be from Iris, right? After all, he came shortly after she tore down the newspaper. It made sense that he was from Iris. But this code phrase was different from last time…

The thought flashed through Amelia’s mind, and she quickly understood. Iris had likely come up with a new code phrase.

Logically, the people of Iris shouldn’t know much about what happened in Rhine City last time, since their members there had been completely wiped out. So why would they come up with a new code phrase?

But whatever the reason, this unexpected development made Amelia subconsciously glance at the bullet comments.

[Summer’s wind is still blowing.]

[Honestly, does Iris only use these few code phrases? I could memorize them by now.]

[Organizations like this are way too easy to infiltrate.]

[Haven’t seen this man before. He probably didn’t appear in the Original Plot. Must be an Extra.]

[Don’t want to see a man. Show more of Amelia and Eileen, please.]

As the bullet comments floated before her eyes, Amelia quickly grasped the information.

“Summer’s wind is still blowing,” Amelia responded.

“The tree the girl planted has grown up.”

“This is no fairytale.”

Amelia and the man rapidly completed the code phrase exchange.

[Hmm, how does Amelia know the code phrase, though?]

[She knew the last Iris code phrase too. Is it so strange she’d know another one?]

[When Amelia was a princess, she really dealt with all sorts of things.]

The viewers began to comment on the situation.

Having confirmed the code phrases were correct, the man smiled and walked over. “Good morning, two beautiful ladies. You may call me Edmond.”

“Good morning, Mr. Edmond.” Amelia smiled slightly. “My name is Nina, and this is my companion, Melissa.”

When it came to making up names, Amelia was very practiced. She came up with new ones for herself and Eileen on the spot.

Edmond nodded in understanding, then asked, “So, Miss Nina, Miss Melissa, what business do you have?”

Although not much time had passed since she discovered Iris’s presence here, Amelia had already considered how to handle this situation in her mind.

She wore a smile that was neither too close nor too distant and spoke unhurriedly, “Actually, Melissa and I came to Rhine City on a mission assigned by the organization. But this mission is quite difficult to complete. I need some assistance, so I specifically contacted the organization’s local personnel—that is, you, Mr. Edmond.”

“I see.” Edmond’s face showed realization. “As members of the same organization, mutual assistance is only natural. So, what is your mission?”

“I apologize, Mr. Edmond, but our mission is rather complicated. It’s hard to explain in just a few words, and it’s very difficult. It would be better to gather more members of the organization first, and then I can explain the situation clearly to everyone.”

“You need even more help?”

“Yes, precisely because it’s so difficult, we need to contact the organization’s local members for help.”

“I understand the situation, but to have all the remaining organization members in Rhine City come here, it will take some time to notify them one by one.”

“Waiting a little longer is no problem. I’m relying on you, Mr. Edmond.”

Amelia conversed in an unhurried manner.

Her goal was very clear: to learn about the existence of the Black Crow Adventure Group from Iris.

If she tried to inquire indirectly, it would be inefficient and waste time. So, Amelia decided to be straightforward. She would capture all the Iris members in this city and interrogate them.

With a High-Rank Apostle like Eileen present, the people from Iris wouldn’t be able to cause any trouble.

Therefore, what Amelia first needed to do was gather Iris’s members together. Only then would it be convenient for her to make her move.

“I understand the situation now. How about you two go to our base and rest for a while? While you’re resting, I’ll contact the other members of the organization,” Edmond said, appearing quite agreeable.

“Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Edmond.” Amelia nodded.

The three of them immediately left the alley, passing through its dark depths and arriving in a residential area.

There were many houses here, arranged neatly, with many people living in the area.

Such a place was usually quite lively due to the large population, but today it seemed even more clamorous than usual.

Amelia saw many people gathered together on the residential street, crying in clusters. She couldn’t help but ask with suspicion, “What is…”

“They are just a bunch of unlucky souls.” Edmond lowered his voice and spoke unhurriedly. “People have gone missing from their families, so they’re huddled together for mutual comfort right now. But, that’s about all they can do. There’s no way they’ll be able to find their families.”

More disappearances?

Amelia felt something was off.

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly glanced at Edmond. Could these disappearances of ordinary citizens be related to Iris?

Come to think of it, Iris was a criminal organization. After their forces in Rhine City were completely wiped out last time, they had sent more people here. They must have had other motives, right? Could that motive be human trafficking?

It was no wonder Amelia thought this way. Iris, as a criminal organization, already had a terrible reputation. It wouldn’t be strange at all for them to engage in activities like human trafficking.

Amelia quietly took this matter to heart.

“This is our current base,” Edmond said, stopping.

What lay before Amelia was an ordinary but somewhat spacious house, two stories tall.

After opening the door and leading Amelia and Eileen inside, Edmond said, “The two ladies can wait here. I will go contact the rest of the organization and have everyone come over.”

Amelia nodded. “Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Edmond.”

“We are all members of Iris, so mutual help is expected. It’s no trouble. Well then, I’ll be off.”

Edmond finished speaking with a smile and then left the place.

As Edmond left, Amelia and Eileen exchanged a glance and immediately began checking various places in the house.

They quickly made a round, but found nothing.

“Now we just wait for Edmond to return, and then… Hmm?” Amelia started to say, but then her expression suddenly changed slightly, as if she had discovered something.